About

Ronnie McQuillan, named one of ten BSC-IMAGO “New Talent” Cinematographers in 2022, has since shot multiple documentary features for BFI, Doc Society, Tribeca Film Institute and Film4, alongside six episodes of ITV’s Buffering. His fiction work has screened three times at the British Society of Cinematographers Short Film Competition, winning in 2023 with Peregrine. He earned Best Cinematography at Exit6 Film Festival in 2024 for Fairview Park, and has twice competed at Camerimage. In 2025, for his work on the New York Times documentary film No Mean City, Ronnie won the Oscar-qualifying Golden Frog which was praised for its “gorgeous” and expansive cinematography.

‘No Mean City’ (2025)

Documentary

WINNER - Golden Frog Camerimage (Jury: Dan Cogan, Jessica Bishop and Stephen Lighthill)

‘Fairview Park’ (2024)

Fiction

WINNER - Best Cinematography Exit 6 Festival (Jury: Benedict Spence)

‘Sitter’ (2024)

Fiction

NOMINATED - 2024 British Society of Cinematography Short Film Competition

‘Peregrine’ (2023)

Fiction

WINNER - 2023 British Society of Cinematography Short Film Competition

‘Echo’ (2023)

Documentary

NOMINATED - Camerimage Documentary Short Film Competition

"We are pleased to award the Golden Frog for Best Documentary Short to a filmmaking team who executed a crystal-clear cinematic vision. With beautifully unified direction, cinematography, sound design and editing, this short film explores big themes -- the inevitability of change, the disposability of modern life, yet also the value of tradition and legacy -- all through the visual metaphor of light and its creation. Congratulations to cinematographer Ronnie McQuillan and director Ross McClean on a wonderful work of cinema: NO MEAN CITY”

Jury Members: Dan Cogan, Jessica Bishop & Stephen Lighthill.

"This beautiful and illuminating documentary immediately captured our hearts and imagination through its incisive and nuanced exploration of the inevitable creep of technology and what we may sacrifice in the process. With gorgeous cinematography that expands from the granular to the truly epic, No Mean City offers a poignant reflection of contemporary life."

Jury members: Nic Greenan, Matty Crawford & Jade Turner.

CONTACT DETAILS

Email | ronniemcquillan@outlook.com

Instagram | @ronnie.mcq